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GM Wolfgang Uhlmann 1935-2020

GM Wolfgang Uhlmann, 1935-2020

Wolfgang Uhlmann, a former world-class grandmaster, the most successful player from East Germany, a theoretician, and a writer of several books, died on Monday from the consequences of a fall. He was 85 years old. Obituary:

https://www.chess.com/news/view/wolfgang-uhlmann-obituary

Chess.com

Wolfgang Uhlmann, a former world-class grandmaster, the most successful player from East Germany, a chess theoretician, and a writer of several chess books, died on Monday from the consequences of a fall. He was 85 years old. "The game made up my life," said…

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Uhlmann vs Geller, 1970 IBM tournament in Amsterdam. Photo: Rob Mieremet, Dutch National Archives / Anefo.

🔗 Chess History (@MrMarksTV)

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Uhlmann vs Geller, 1970 IBM tournament in Amsterdam. Photo: Rob Mieremet, Dutch National Archives / Anefo. 🔗 Chess History (@MrMarksTV)

geller_uhlmann_1970.pgn

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"Tactics involve calculations that can tax the human brain, but when you boil them down, they are actually the simplest part of chess and are almost trivial compared to strategy."

🔸 Garry Kasparov

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Footage of Karpov playing tennis, as a part of his preparation against Fischer.

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Here's another excellent find in the Swiss Federal Archives: a clip from the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano focused on the Soviets (Petrosian, Geller, Korchnoi, Smyslov, Polugaevsky, and Spassky). They won the event at ease, 8½ points ahead of Yugoslavia. https://www.bar.admin.ch

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

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https://www.olimpbase.org/1968/1968in.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Chess_Olympiad

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OlimpBase :: 18th Chess Olympiad, Lugano 1968, information

OlimpBase: the encyclopaedia of team chess

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Rest in Peace Wolfgang Uhlmann
Move of the Day!

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https://chesspuzzle.net/Player/Wolfgang_Uhlmann

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Bring it on🎮

🔗 Magnus Carlsen (@MagnusCarlsen)

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Daniel King - Power Play 28 Tactic Toolbox King's Gambit

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Masterpiece🥖🇫🇷🔥 ft. Sopiko Guramishvili

🔗 Anish Giri (@anishgiri)

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Team USA wins the second match against Ukraine 4-2 and goes through to meet Russia in the semis.

1. Korobov 0-1 So
2. Shtembuliak 0-1 Shankland
3. Osmak ½-½ Zatonskih
4. Gaponenko 1-0 Abrahamyan
5. Shevchenko ½-½ Xiong
6. Shpanko 0-1 Wang

📷: Sam Shankland by D. Llada

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